(Online only and does not include flash sales.)
Excellent finds/discounts in Ca wines and direct imports.
Recent selections demonstrate serious effort. Moved to the top with new Italian wines and super Ca wines like Cuvaison Pinot and the unusual Marsanne from Mendocino’s Campovida. Offering 2013 Prime Solum Napa Cabernet from Bill (William) Hill tipped it for me.
Totally eccentric, often brilliant selection of imports.
Upgraded this week after securing excellent wines under $10 and super older wines like Qupe 09 Syrah. Provides excellent background on Bordeaux vintages.
3. www.wine.com
Most complete and reliable site with decent discounts.
Showed well this week with 1 cent shipping option and much improved Bordeaux selection.
Solid, all purpose site, part of the Wine Enthusiast.
Broke into the top 7 list this with several exciting offers.
Among them, Ferrari Carano’s Siena under $20 and lovely, all-purpose Primal Roots red for under $10.
Solid for discounted Italian and Spanish wines.
Enjoyed a strong week with exciting Barolo and Brunello deals,and specials on imported Roses. A double magnum of lovely Rose? Worked for me.
Rapidly improving. Best for CA wines.
Added hard to find wines from Tor and Jones Family, and Vermillion from Keplinger. Not all wines are discounted, this is more like a specialty online wine shop.
A go-to site if you love Zins and Chardonnay from Sonoma County.
This site recently showed remarkable versatility with good deals on McLaren Vale Grenache, RustRidge Napa Zin and Phelps Napa Cabernet.
Once upon a time in a kingdom far away, only Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate and The Wine Spectator dueled over which one could score the most wines 90 points or more.
Then along came Stephen Tanzer, The Wine Enthusiast, Vinous and others to jump on the 100 point scoring system with a steady barrage of 90 point scores in their publications. The result is total chaos.
Final Answer: Most often POINTLESS